Life is Strange: True Colors - First Official Gameplay
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TimeShinigami
Neo Member
Can't wait to buy this. I hope that throwing money at the series will net me a true sequel to the first game.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I loved the first game. Didn't bother with the second. The hashtags in the marketing material are kinda silly.
IbizaPocholo
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Gaelyon
Member
Played both LiS and LiS2, and liked both, though the sequel is very different and not really connected to the original story (but still a good story imho). Can't wait to try this one.
I don't think you need to play past LiS, it's a different story with different characters each time, there's sometime small references as it's in the same "universe" and you may encounter or hear something about a character or event from past games but nothing really essential.
I don't think you need to play past LiS, it's a different story with different characters each time, there's sometime small references as it's in the same "universe" and you may encounter or hear something about a character or event from past games but nothing really essential.
Havoc2049
Member
Owning but not playing the first LiS game is a crime against gamers and the gaming gods everywhere. Seriously, LiS is such an excellent game and you should do a deep dive and get lost in the game world as soon as you have the time. It's a great game and experience IMO.
I didn't bother with LiS2, as I found the premise soemwhat unrealistic and it seemed the Dev team got too caught up in the political winds of the time and tried too hard to push a narrative down gamers throat. I don't like pushy games and I loved the mysterious, yet chill and insightful vibe of the first game.
After watching these gameplay videos, I'm definitely going to jump back in the series with True Colors.
Larxia
Member
Life Is Strange 2 is not connected to the other games, so you can most likely skip it unless this game decides to do something with it but I doubt it.
This game is made by Deck Nine, the people who made Before The Storm, which was a prequel to the original, and with True Colors they're following what they created in Before The Storm.
So if you want the whole thing, I think you only need to play before the storm and LiS 1, or maybe even just Before The Storm, I don't know if True Colors will mention events from LiS 1, I only know that it features character from Before The Storm.
What I would recommend is playing Before The Storm first, it's not very long, it's great, and if you like it you will probably want to play LiS 1 to know the rest, and if you didn't like it, you will know the series is not for you and you wouldn't have wasted too much time. And it's in my opinion a lot better to play this one before LiS 1, as it makes the story in LiS 1 a lot more impactful, I wish I played them in that order, but before the storm came out after so...
drotahorror
Member
Same writers as this gem?
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
No, it is not necessary to have played the previous video games. They're standalone stories, although I can bet they'd cross-over all the games in a future installment.
I have in physical Life is Strange Before Storm Limited Edition ... But I have not played it out of laziness xD.
And the for the worst case is that I bought the videogame 3 years ago and I have not even introduced the game in the ps4 console XDDD .
Nahhh is average... For worst game is The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit... That game is a big mistake.
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bender
What time is it?
LiS 1 is essential if you have insomnia.
april6e
Member
I need reviews before I would bother trying the series again.
Life is Strange and Before the Storm are both amazing. Captain/Life is Strange 2 were extremely mediocre and damaged my goodwill with the series. I don't see how they can top the first game. They should just continue the story with Max in college. Chloe and Max are the fascinating characters that I want more of and are the reason the series blew up.
Life is Strange and Before the Storm are both amazing. Captain/Life is Strange 2 were extremely mediocre and damaged my goodwill with the series. I don't see how they can top the first game. They should just continue the story with Max in college. Chloe and Max are the fascinating characters that I want more of and are the reason the series blew up.
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LiS3 will be a separate story so no need to play 1/2.
Vampire On Titus
Member
Everything they've shown so far makes it look like it's light-years ahead of the abysmal LiS 2. Square Enix made the right call taking DontNod out of the picture, and giving Deck Nine a shot at a mainline entry. I would like them to show off more of how the powers work before release, but hey, at least the player character actually has powers this time unlike LiS 2.
Other than that, big upgrade in terms of visuals, writing seems like it's capturing what made the first game charming and even improving on certain areas. Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
Other than that, big upgrade in terms of visuals, writing seems like it's capturing what made the first game charming and even improving on certain areas. Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
IbizaPocholo
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Makoto-Yuki
Banned
i'm cautiously optimistic but will be waiting for reviews and all episodes before i decide if i buy it.
Rikku-X
Member
It's a full game. There are no episodes this time to wait for.
mcjmetroid
Member
I really thought the second life is strange had the best story. I really enjoyed that one.
If they can get the gameplay and story tightened I'm all in this time.
If they can get the gameplay and story tightened I'm all in this time.
balls of snow
Member
Its Deck Nine making True Colours, so play LiS Before the Storm (their only previous game) which is only 3 episodes. One of the side characters is returning in a big way in True Colours.
GymWolf
Member
It cured my constipation aswell
balls of snow
Member
Only thing im worried about is the length. 60 dollars is big ask. Wonder if its a semi open world and they are just hiding it.
Vampire On Titus
Member
Since the setting of Haven Springs itself is a small town in Colorado (pretty sure it's based off the similarly named Idaho Springs), I wouldn't expect it to be too big, but probably a big-ish hub area. They have been mentioning that you get to run around freely and explore the town. That'd suggest to me that it's at least decently big with side stuff in the mix. At least I'd hope so, since Deck Nine has been working on this game since 2017.
Reading some previews and checking the extra tidbits of footage dropping today (some new stuff at the end of the GI video posted earlier) and it's encouraging IMO. One of the things I appreciated about the original LiS was that it retained a degree of puzzle solving that the narrative adventure games from TellTale had more or less purged in their post-Walking Dead games. LiS 2 got away from that and even little sequences, like at the end of the GI video where Alex is referencing clues in a drawing to find her way through a woods/factory area, are a step in the right direction for me. Just add some clever use of the empath powers and this game could be really good.